Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Utlendigur — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:29:56 GMT

[quote user="Simon Neuhoff"]As I understand it Angylostrongylus not yet been reported in Scotland? Anyone know if that has changed?[/quote]

JSAP May 2009 volume 50 (5) p255 Canine A vasorum in Scotland

Avoiding Christmas shopping by having a much needed clear out of old journals

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Gerry Henry — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:44:11 GMT

I heard there had been cases in Dumfries; spk to your BAYER rep.

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

bob lehner — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:51:45 GMT

[quote user="Simon Neuhoff"]As I understand it Angylostrongylus not yet been reported in Scotland? Anyone know if that has change[/quote]

I believe there is a well documented case in a Glasgow dog which had never ventured anywhere else.

I have seen a pre-patent period of 28-108 days cited (but also 38-57 days).

Angiostrongylus is generally called 'lungworm', because the adults are found mainly in the pulmonary arteries (but they are also found in the right ventricle). it was originally called 'French heartworm' , as it was first described in Toulouse in the 1860s.

Other parasites such as Dirofilaria immitis are called 'heartworm' - although they can also inhabit the pulmonary arteries as well as the right ventricle.

All a bit confusing.

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Simon Neuhoff — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:04:00 GMT

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Angiostrongylus vasorum, sometimes called French heartworm I believe, is what we mainly see in the UK I think, as opposed to Dirofilaria immitis or heartworm seen mainly in the US. From memory, crenosoma vulpis is mainly in foxes and occasionally infects dogs??

As Angiostrongylus vasorum infects dogs mainly via its intermediate hosts, slugs and snails, and as someone else has pointed out has a pre patent period of 7 weeks, it would not be top of a ddx list in this case. Maybe do a faecal smear to look for larvae? In any event treatment with panacur and/or Advocate may be a good idea.

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We are overrun with foxes up here (Edinburgh west), hence the association with lungworm and crenosoma.

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As I understand it Angylostrongylus not yet been reported in Scotland? Anyone know if that has changed?

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Gerry Henry — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:01:09 GMT

[quote user="Clive Ansell"]

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We are overrun with foxes up here (Edinburgh west), hence the association with lungworm and crenosoma.

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:23:30 GMT

Even I wouldn't put Angio top of the list at this age-as said before 7 week prepatent period, so unlikely before around 12 weeks at earlies-1/2 strength fenbendazole for 7 days good idea as almost certainly got toxocara-and you definitely do no harm

Wynne

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Clive Ansell — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:59:11 GMT

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Gerry Henry — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:40:54 GMT

I get confused when people refer to angiostrongylus as lungworm; I've always called crenosoma vulpis lungworm and angio heart worm.

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Andre Escudeiro-Vieites — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:32:59 GMT

Thanks for the replies

I have prescribed 50mg/kg sid for 7 days

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Stephen Courtney — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:46:03 GMT

Seen a couple of nasty kennel coughs at this age, probably complicated by visceral larva migrans as pointed out. Fenbendazole definitely, would recommend that even in a healthy pup at this age! I'd do a 7 day course.

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Martin Atkinson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:36:57 GMT

Isn't it more likely to be visceral larval migrans with toxocara larvae?

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Andrew Kent — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:01:57 GMT

I believe the pre-patent period of angiostrongylus is about 7 weeks so think it is unlikely but I suppose that depends on the puppies life style at that age. Andy

Re: Lungworm in 10 weeks old puppy?

Mark Hedberg — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:55:34 GMT

Well, I think it's a little early, but a 7 day course of fenbendazole couldn't hurt, could it?